More men report receiving the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test than those who report being informed about the test by their physicians.

Whythismatters

PSA screening guidelines from major health organizations recommend that men have opportunities to make informed decisions about being screened after conversations with their health care providers about potential advantages, disadvantages, and uncertainties.

Studydesign

Researchers studied survey data from men who had a routine checkup within 2 years, had never been told that they had cancer, and reported whether they ever had a PSA test (n=3877; age range, 40-74 years; 59.3% white).

Investigators used binomial logistic regression models to assess the relationships between race/ethnicity and being informed about and receiving the PSA test.

Funding: NIH.

Keyresults

Most men (72.0%) reported that they were not informed about the advantages and disadvantages of the PSA test.

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